Privilege escalation in Manjurulhoque Django-Job-Portal

CVE-2026-15188

A weakness has been identified in manjurulhoque django-job-portal up to dfa352f305bba44445ac5dc12e9b2a98c9dcd71f. Affected by this vulnerability is the function EditEmployeeProfileAPIView of the file accounts/api/views.py of the component Employee Dashboard Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument role causes improper access controls. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This product uses a rolling release model to deliver continuous updates. As a result, specific version information for affected or updated releases is not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-15188: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-15188?
CVE-2026-15188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manjurulhoque Django-Job-Portal, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-15188?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.